Dolichocephalous

/ˌdɒlɪkoʊˈsɛfələs/ adjective

Definition

Having a long, narrow skull shape; an alternate form of dolichocephalic.

Etymology

Greek 'dolichOS' (long) plus 'kephalē' (head) with the adjectival ending '-ous,' a formal variant used interchangeably with 'dolichocephalic' in scientific texts.

Kelly Says

The variety of suffixes (-ic, -ous, -al) for the same concept shows how scientific language evolved haphazardly—different scientists used different endings, making old anthropology papers feel like they're written in slightly different dialects.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ርንጫ እጅ
ren-cha ej
ARالعربية
رأس طويل
ra's taweel
BNবাংলা
দীর্ঘমুখী
dee-rgh-mu-khee
CACatalà
dolicocèfal
doh-lee-koh-seh-fal
CSČeština
dolichocefalický
doh-lee-kho-sef-ah-li-cky
DADansk
dolichocephalous
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-lus
DEDeutsch
dolichocephaler
doh-lee-koh-sef-a-ler
ELΕλληνικά
δολιχοκεφαλικός
doh-lee-kho-keh-fa-li-kos
ESEspañol
dolicocefálico
doh-lee-koh-seh-fah-lee-koh
FAفارسی
سر بلند
sar baland
FISuomi
dolichokefali
doh-lee-koh-keh-fa-lee
FRFrançais
dolichocéphale
doh-lee-koh-seh-fal
GUGU
લાંબી મગજ
laambi mag-j
HAHA
kafa mai-tsaye
ka-fa mai-tsay-e
HEעברית
長צורה
chag-tsurah
HIहिन्दी
लंबा सिर
lambaa sir
HUMagyar
dolichokefális
doh-lee-koh-keh-fa-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala panjang
ke-pa-la pan-jang
IGIG
n'kpo ogo
n-kpo oh-go
ITItaliano
dolicocefalo
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-loh
JA日本語
長頭形
cho-tou-kei
KKKK
ұзынбас
oo-zin-bas
KMKM
ទង់ទង់
tong tong
KO한국어
장두형
jang-du-hyeong
MRMR
लंबी डोक
lamb-ee dok
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala panjang
ke-pa-la pan-jang
MYမြန်မာ
လျောက်လျောက်
lway-lway
NLNederlands
dolichocephale
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-leh
NONorsk
dolichocephalous
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-lus
PAPA
ਲੰਬਾ ਸਿਰ
lamb-a sir
PLPolski
dolichocefali
doh-lee-kho-sef-ah-lee
PTPortuguês
dolicocéfalo
doh-lee-koh-seh-fa-loh
RORomână
dolicocefalic
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-lik
RUРусский
долихоцефальный
doh-lee-kho-tse-fa-l-nyy
SVSvenska
dolichocephalous
doh-lee-koh-sef-ah-lus
SWKiswahili
kichwa kilima
kee-chwa kee-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
நீண்ட தலையுடைய
nee-antha tha-lai-u-daai
TEతెలుగు
పొడవైన తల
po-da-va-yin-ta-la
THไทย
ศีรษะยาว
si-ra-yat yaw
TLTL
mahabang ulo
mah-ah-bang oo-loh
TRTürkçe
dolihosefali
doh-lee-ho-sef-ah-lee
UKУкраїнська
доліхоцефальний
doh-lee-kho-tse-fa-l-nyi
URاردو
لمبی سر
lambi sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu dài
dow dai
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ àgbà
oh-po ah-gba
ZH中文
长头形
cháng tóu xíng
ZUZU
isigqongqothwane
ee-si-g-qong-qoth-wa-ne

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